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Programs that Challenge You Now. A Career that Challenges You for a Lifetime.

Launch your career with real-world experience unmatched by any other mental health graduate program in Colorado.

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​The School of Education and Human
Development attracts counseling and school psychology students who are
passionate about working with clients and families from diverse cultural
backgrounds to advance and sustain their personal growth. We match their
passion with an education that is rooted in evidence-based approaches and real-world
practice grounded in social justice and culturally and linguistically
responsive practice.

Our students
follow a rigorous degree program that includes outstanding coursework,
practicum and field experiences designed for state licensure eligibility. Our mental health graduates are recognized as among the most well
prepared in the nation to support diverse languages, cultures and abilities in
the community and around the world. Here’s why:

Our academic
programs and curriculum reflect a philosophy of inclusion and social justice.

Our students have
the opportunity to learn from numerous faculty members who are the go-to
experts in their field.

The CU Denver
Student and Community Counseling Center provides counseling and school psychology
students with hands-on experience.

Our school resides
in the center of a thriving urban setting. This creates a diverse university
community, which promotes cross-cultural fluency and counselors/school
psychologists who are prepared to work in urban and diverse settings.

The physical
location in the heart of the city also provides unique opportunities for our
students to engage with children and youth, couples and families, and other
university students with diverse perspectives and backgrounds.

94 percent of SEHD
counseling alumni are employed in the counseling field after graduation.

We are fully
accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related
Educational Programs.

CU Denver’s Student
and Community Counseling Center, where our counseling students conduct their
supervised practicum, ranks fourth nationally and 14th internationally for the
support and resources it provides to students, according to the International
Student Barometer survey. This ranking is testimony to the superb training our
counseling students receive from our world-class faculty, many of whom
specialize in multicultural counseling.

School Psychology PsyD Facts:

Our School
Psychology alumni have a 100 percent job placement rate.

Our School
Psychology doctoral program leads to licensure as a school psychologist by the
Colorado Department of Education and prepares graduates to apply for licensure
as a psychologist by the Colorado state Board of Psychologist Examiner.